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Good prices on Garmin from Elara

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  • #2
    Lumbarda
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Lumbarda


    Thanks for that, was looking at their website only yesterday but hadn't heard of them before so was a bit wary. Has anyone used them, are they reliable? The satnav I'm looking at getting is out of stock till 11 Dec so need to know that if I do order it they'll definitely have it in by then as don't want to have to start looking afresh at that stage!


  • #3
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Personally I wouldn't buy from them again.Their customer service was a nightmare and they fob you off to the manafacturer.

    www.handtec.com and www.satnaveasy.co.uk both have excellent prices on Garmins.
    Handtecs postage is a little steep to Ireland though.


  • #4
    fdevine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭fdevine


    I picked up a TomTom Classic UK/IRL in PC World during the week.

    On special at €99.99. It's basically a re-badged V3 from what I can tell. Guaranteed latest maps.

    Same unit is €180 in Argos and around the stg£100 mark online excluding P&P.


  • #5
    stek
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭stek


    garmin nuvi 255 are 159.99 in pc world.. cheaper than this site when delivery is added..


  • #6
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,248 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    www.handtec.com and www.satnaveasy.co.uk both have excellent prices on Garmins.
    Handtecs postage is a little steep to Ireland though.

    Just looking at satnaveasy.co.uk and they seem to have good deals on Garmins with the older "housing", for want of a better word.

    Are the internals and mapping just updated on theses units?

    Seems like good deals to be got for getting the older shape units.


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  • #7
    Elara: Kin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Elara: Kin


    Lumbarda wrote: »
    Thanks for that, was looking at their website only yesterday but hadn't heard of them before so was a bit wary. Has anyone used them, are they reliable? The satnav I'm looking at getting is out of stock till 11 Dec so need to know that if I do order it they'll definitely have it in by then as don't want to have to start looking afresh at that stage!

    We have a commercial interaction section on this board.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1106

    11 of the Nuvi 255 left physically in the warehouse under by bottom as I write this.


  • #8
    Lumbarda
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Lumbarda


    Thanks very much everyone for those replies and the advice, will look into it further.


  • #9
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    Personally I wouldn't buy from them again.Their customer service was a nightmare and they fob you off to the manafacturer.
    I had some extra requests regarding a purchase I made and found their live online support extremely helpful. No probs here.


  • #10
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    bigkev49 wrote: »
    Just looking at satnaveasy.co.uk and they seem to have good deals on Garmins with the older "housing", for want of a better word.

    Are the internals and mapping just updated on theses units?

    Seems like good deals to be got for getting the older shape units.

    I was playing with one of them think it is a 350 and maps are the exact same as on my 760T,It was pretty good.


  • #11
    sweetie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,796 ✭✭✭sweetie


    is this any good:

    http://www.satnaveasy.co.uk/tomtom-one-first-edition-i4209.html


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  • #12
    CM21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭CM21


    sweetie wrote: »
    is this any good:

    http://www.satnaveasy.co.uk/tomtom-one-first-edition-i4209.html

    Looks a bit dated. I'd say you would be better off paying a little extra for the Tomtom One Classic mentioned by fdevine for 100euro in pcworld.


  • #13
    chris1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭chris1970


    the 'expert electrical group', couple around galway, had the garmin 250 uk ire and europe maps, for 120 on promotion last week reduced by €50 i do believe, worth a look?


  • #14
    djb85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭djb85


    Not a Garmin but the best value Sat Nav Ive seen online

    Link


  • #15
    konline
    Registered Users Posts: 316 ✭✭konline


    djb85 wrote: »
    Not a Garmin but the best value Sat Nav Ive seen online

    Link

    It's really a bargain. Seems like it doesn't have Ireland maps. Does any one know if we can get Ireland maps for this?


  • #16
    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭nice1franko


    konline wrote: »
    It's really a bargain. Seems like it doesn't have Ireland maps. Does any one know if we can get Ireland maps for this?

    I asked him about that and he says it comes with the Ireland maps too.


  • #17
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭rom


    Just got a Nuvi 255w from halfords for 170 over the weekend
    1 euro more for a physical shop ain't bad as shipping is 10.89 :)
    I downloaded the 2009 euro maps for it also


  • #18
    djb85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭djb85


    konline wrote: »
    It's really a bargain. Seems like it doesn't have Ireland maps. Does any one know if we can get Ireland maps for this?

    It does, I emailed the company and they confirmed it has ROI maps with a free 2009 map update also. Slightly cheaper V2 model here if you know someone in the UK. As far as I know the first link is V1. Not 100% sure about this.


  • #19
    StickyMcGinty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭StickyMcGinty


    djb85 wrote: »
    It does, I emailed the company and they confirmed it has ROI maps with a free 2009 map update also. Slightly cheaper V2 model here if you know someone in the UK. As far as I know the first link is V1. Not 100% sure about this.

    i think they use TeleAtlas maps? are these not supposed to be as good for Ireland or is that just a myth?


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